Packing liner



Jan. 24, 1933 A. E. RICE 1,895,431

PACKING LINER Original Filed March 20. 1931 Patented Jan. 24, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE ARTHUR E. RICE, OF BIGLEBVILLE, PEN N SYLVANTA, ASSIGNOR TO RICE, TREW & RICE CO. INC., 01 IBIG-LERVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

PACKING LINER Original application filed March 20, 1931, Serial December 15, 193.1.

' is primarily an object of the invention to provide flexible means coacting with portions of the liner to hold the same together, the

liner when removed being so constructed as to permit expansion of the liner while the flexible means is capable of being removed from the liner when the liner is filled and an inverted container is positioned over the filled liner.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved packing liner whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

In order that m invention may be the better understood, will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a sectional view illustrating an initial step of the method as herein disclosed;

Figure 2 is a sectional view illustrating a succeeding step;

Figure 3 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation. illustrating the assembly of the various parts before the removal of the hOlCliIlg' member from the liner;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view in elevation illustrating the holding member asherein employed in applied position with respect to the liner;

Figure 5 is an enlarged transversesectional view taken through the holding member as herein disclosed.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawing, F denotes a facing form upon which a facing layer of fruit or the like is adapted to be arranged whereupon a tub T with an applied liner L are placed upon the form. The

No. 524,159. Divided and. this application med Serial No. 581,177.

assembled tub T and liner L are thenproperly filled with fruit or the like and after the tub T has been removed a basket B or other desired container in an inverted position is placed over the liner L and its content.

The liner L comprises a sheet of paper stock or other suitable material with prefer ably the grain of such stock disposed in a general direction lengthwise of the liner to 'aflord a strong wall not liable to breakage or yield and which also gives to the liner a natural tendency to readily open or spread out, thus facilitating the application of the liner in working position. 4

The liner L is initially of a split form or loose end type and in its opposite end portions is provided with the openings 1 so positioned that when the end portions of the liner are in overlapping relation the openings 1 at one end portion will register with the corresponding openings 1 at the other end portion of the liner to permit the threading through said registering openings of an elongated member or key M.

As herein disclosed, the member M is of a length to extend beyond an open end of the connected liner and this member M possesses sufiicient flexibility to allow the same to be readily withdrawn or removed bodily as a unit upon endwise movement when the inverted basket or container B is applied over the liner L and its content. Upon removal of this member or key M, the end portions of the liner L will be entirely disconnected thus permitting the liner L to expand, or more particularly to allow sufiicient slippage of the overlapping end portions of the liner L, so that the liner content under its own Weight will settle to compensate itself to any irregularities which may be present in the surrounding wall of the basket or container B while at the same time the facing layer upon the form F is maintained immovable. When the basket or container B with its content is upended, the content of the basket or container B is in proper placement therein and the facing layer of fruit or the like maintaining without disturbance substantially its original formation upon the facing form F.

The member or key M may beof any mate rial or materials possessing sufficient flexibility to allow the same to be readily withdrawn while the inverted basket or container B is applied over the liner L and its content but, as herein disclosed, the member M comprises two superimposed layers or laminations a of paper stock having interposed therebetween a lamination Z) of asphaltum.

"It has been found in practice that a member or key M constructed in this manner possesses sufficient strength to hold the overlapping portions of the liner L yet readily flexes without breaking as the member or keyM is withdrawn downwardly from itsapplied or working position.

The member or key M is threaded through the openings 1 of the overlapping portions of the liner L before said liner L is applied within the tub T with the extended portion of the member M disposed beyond the larger end of the tub T, as illustrated in the accompanying drawing. This extended portion of the member M is then bent over and outwardly 'With respect to the adjacent end edge of the tub Thy the operator so that when the inverted basket or container B is placed over the filled liner L, this bent portion of the member M will be properly disposed beyond the periphery of the adjacent portion of the basket or container B so that it may be readily grasped by the operator for withdrawing the member M before the basket or container B and tended beyond the open face of the basket or container because before the basket or container is upended the content of the basket or container has firm. settlement within the basket or container. 7

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that a packing liner constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operated, and

it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification without departing from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim 1. A holding key for a basket liner having registering openings in overlapping portions,

said key comprising a bar bendable at any point intermediate its ends to substantially a right angle position, said bar initially having sufficient rigidity to maintain the overlapping portions of the liner in engaged position, said key being of a'length when applied to a liner to extend a substantial distance beyond an end of the liner. W r

2. A holding'key for a basket liner having registering openings in overlapping portions, said key comprising a bar bendable at any pointiiitermediate its ends to substantially a right angle position, said. bar initially having su-flicient rigidity to maintain the overlapping portions of the liner in engaged position, said key being of a length when applied to .a liner to extend a substantial distance beyond an end of the liner, said key comprising superimposed laminations of paper stock, and adhesive means for connecting the lam-inations.

v 3. A holding key for a basket liner having registering openings in overlapping portions, said key comprising a bar bendable at any pointintermediate its ends to substantially a right angle position, said bar initially having sufficient rigidity to maintain the overlapping portions of the liner in engaged position, said key being of a length when applied to a liner to extend a substantial distance be- 5 yond an end of the liner, said key comprising superimposed laminations of paper stock and a lamination of asphaltuin interposed between the first named laminations for ad hesively connecting sald first named lamina-tions without interfering with the bending of the key.

4. In combinatlon wlth a packing liner for use in pack-ing frult and the like having overlapping portions, a holding key for the liner insertible at a plurality of points through the lapping portions of the liner, said vkey comprising a bar bendable at any point intermediate its ends to substantially a right angle position, said bar having suificient rigidity to maintain thelapping portions of the liner in engaged position, said key being of a length to extend when applied beyond an end of the liner.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my .2

signature.

ARTHUR E. RICE. 

